Abbas adviser says Trump visit could reopen path to talks

"I will call them, from now on, losers, because that's what they are, they're losers, and we'll have more of them, but they're losers, just remember that'".

"We reaffirm our position on the two-state solution on the 1967 borders - the State of Palestine with East Jerusalem as its capital, to live side by side with Israel in security and good-neighborly relations, and to resolve the permanent status issues based on worldwide law and global resolutions and to honor the signed agreements in a way that would allow for the implementation of the Arab peace initiative, as reaffirmed at the recent Arab summit in Jordan", said Abbas.

Continuing with the theme of isolating Tehran, a strong plea the United States leader made with Arab leaders during his stay in Saudi Arabia, he went a notch higher in lashing out at the root of all evil during his meetings with Israeli leaders. Mr Abbas said he welcomed the U.S. president's "noble and possible mission".

"It must cease immediately", he asserted.

The President reinforced the message when he went on to have a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. At Rivlin's residence, Trump lashed out at Iran.

While Trump has spoken frequently in the months since he took office about his desire to achieve what he has dubbed the "ultimate deal", he has not fleshed out any strategy his administration might have towards achieving it. "But we must seize them together". They can't do it.

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He said Iran should have thanked the United States for the 2015 nuclear accord between Tehran and world powers because it led to sanctions being lifted. I think we quote each other.

Abbas has also expressed optimism over Trump's push for restarting peace talks: "The US president is interested and enthusiastic and has a vision for a political solution, and we are going along with him".

"President Trump knows well that Israel is not only the most serious democracy in the Middle East, it's the only democracy", he added. Israel and Saudi Arabia have said they've met behind closed doors to talk about Iran, a nation neither of them gets along with. Then 9/11 happened, and Americans understood we had been attacked because of who we were, not because of anything we had done. Tremendous progress has been made.

In planning for Trump's visit to Israel, the USA delegation rejected a request that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accompany him to the Western Wall, telling the Israelis it is "not your territory". Mr Trump also said that he was "gratified" that Mr Abbas had attended the summit in Riyadh and "committed to taking firm but necessary steps to fight terrorism and confront its hateful ideology". It was very historic, what took place over the last two days. Still, no publication pointed fingers at President Trump for mentioning "Israel".

Abbas also spoke about the peace process. And that will help reconciliation between Israel and the Palestinians.

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